09 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1970
Page
1
The United Auto Workers代表 166000 Ford workers vote to accept a new pact as Ford boosts 1971 car prices by 15 dollars. The agreement raises average hourly pay by 51 cents in year one and 3 percent in years two and three with retroactive partial payment, plus retirement at age 58 for long-service workers.
A dusk to dawn curfew was set after a 1 a.m. fire destroyed Sistersville West Virginia's Opera House and adjacent buildings. Fire officials pegged damages near 2.5 million as 19 firetrucks from eight communities battled the blaze and threat to the downtown remains. Community editor Adam Kelly voiced optimism the town will rebuild.
Gen Westmoreland ordered rapid steps to improve Army life including beer at supper, ending most reveille formations, and eliminating evening bed checks. The directives aim to attract volunteers and support an all volunteer force, aligning with Defense Department goals to ease restrictions.
Washington unions vow to strike as 12 01 a m Thursday deadline nears while Congress debates a 45 day strike embargo. Detroit contract with Ford approved for 166 000 members. My Lai witness testifies Calley oversaw executions of Vietnamese civilians. Cambodian forces inflict defeat near Saigon. Virginia officials weigh extra aid for troubled urban areas. Ohio river town imposes curfew after multi million dollar pre dawn fire.
Bluefield and Princeton city managers presented the Mercer County Court with 16 questions about the proposed sanitary landfill. Page 2. A Charleston attorney for a Polish heir seeks to move a suit against two Princeton lawyers and an embalmer to trial next term. Page 1. Bluefield board approves remodeling of Urban Renewal and Public Housing offices financed by a rent increase to the Urban Renewal Authority. Page 21.
The House refused to retract its earlier support of a 290 million appropriation for the plane. The roll call was 213 to 174 to table a motion that would have instructed House members of the program.
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund rose to 49 percent, with $279 more raising the total to $2,935.62 of a $6,000 goal. Fifteen days remain before a party for about 1,500 underprivileged local youths. Contributions can be sent to the Community Christmas Tree Association at Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered to the newspaper offices.
A Polish heir claims he is the sole heir to a $11 984.53 estate of Stanley Gol, who died in 1968, and says Mercer County Court approved a 1969 settlement without his proof of kinship. H D Rollins, representing Macley Gol of Poland, seeks trial next term against Robert Vance, John Anderson, and William Winfrey for alleged fraud and improper handling of the estate. The final settlement listed funeral and attorney fees and court disbursements. defendants deny wrongdoing.
West Virginia State Police and FBI stake out Pineville after a First Union Bank robbery in South Lexington North Carolina. A man in his early 20s chartered a plane for a return flight to Pineville, met by a woman at the airport, and vanished with an undisclosed sum.
Union leaders pledge to strike by Thursday at 12 01 am amid wage disputes with 500 000 workers in four AFL CIO unions. Congress debates a 45 day strike embargo as negotiators press for settlement. Local Bluefield pickets planned near eight rail yards as nationwide action nears.
A former GI testified Lt. William L. Calley Jr supervised executions of civilians at My Lai. James Durst said Calley directed a group near a drainage ditch, with mothers protecting children as villagers were herded away.
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